OT: Pics of Latest Demo Job

RBnSC · May 2, 2013

This 34K sqft Office building had two vaults. First one was just filled concrete block this one is poured concrete. Maintenance Man said they had that vault for the reels off of the old computers at the end of the day in case of fire. Last is before we started. These pics were taken in the morning yesterday everything was flat at the end of the day(Except vault). We have 14 more days to have finished.That next to last picture is My brother. That is I 26 on the other side of the trees.
Ron

SweetFeet · May 2, 2013

RBnSC,

Got a chuckle from the pic of your brother sittin' down on the job!

Amazing how little time it takes to "de-struct" something.

IaGary · May 2, 2013

I am kinda surprised there is no concrete under the building. It doesn"t even look like it was setting on any concrete footings.

What did it set on? Was it just floating on a few blocks?

Gary

keh · May 2, 2013

Gary,

Not to hijack RB's thread, but in SC we don't have deep freezing ground to heave up and distort buildings. Builders can get away with setting a building on blocks, if that is what that one had. There is an underlying layer of red clay which can do a good imitation of concrete in the upstate. Low country has sandy soil but still has a clay layer of some sort.

Also, I don't think RB mentioned the condition of the building. It may well have had issues, not that SC contractors would build shoddy buildings, of course!!?

KEH

dcarp · May 2, 2013

Please pass the Charmin! Brother is doing some heavy thinking.

Can you save the vault. Looks like it would make a good severe weather shelter.

RBnSC · May 2, 2013

Lots of block pier footers. There is two of them on top of the vault the rest we stacked out on the side.
Ron

RBnSC · May 2, 2013

This is what the vault looks like now.
Ron

nickg · May 2, 2013

just finished up a demo job myself. Had two old barns and house to tear down. I sure hate tearin down old barns. I usually try to salvage what I can before tearing them down so I can eventually have enuff good where I can assemble a new old barn for myself. but these two were in such bad shape there just wasnt any safe way to salvage any old wood.The pic without my excavator in it is what they looked like before I even got started. Demo works some of my favorite excavating work to do.

RBnSC · May 3, 2013

Hope you saved the tin for scrap.
Ron

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